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Mencius (book)
4th-century BC Confucian text / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mencius is an anthology of conversations and anecdotes attributed to the Confucian philosopher Mencius (c. 371 – c. 289 BC).[1] The book is one of the Chinese Thirteen Classics, and explores Mencius's views on the topics of moral and political philosophy, often as a dialogue with the ideas presented by Confucianism.[2][1] The interviews and conversations are depicted as being either between Mencius and the various rulers of the Warring States period (c. 770 – 221 BC), or with his students and other contemporaries. The book documents Mencius's travel across the states, and his philosophical conversations and debates with those he meets on his journey.[2] A number of scholars suggest that the text was not written by Mencius himself, but rather by his disciples.[3] The text is believed to have been written during the late 4th century BC.[3]
![]() Early 13th-century Mencius print held by the National Palace Museum in Taipei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Author | Mencius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language | Classical Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subject | Philosophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publication date | 4th-century BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publication place | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese | 孟子 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "[The Writings of] Master Meng" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vietnamese alphabet | Mạnh Tử | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hangul | 맹자 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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